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Luminance Converter
cd/m² (nit), stilb, foot-lambert
Luminance Converter
About the luminance converter
This converter handles 10 luminance units. Enter a value in either field and the other updates instantly — there is no button to press and nothing to submit. Use the swap control to reverse the direction of the conversion.
All factors are stored against a single base unit
(
Candela/meter²) and applied in one step, so converting A → B
never accumulates rounding error from an intermediate hop.Quick reference table
| Candela/meter² | Foot-lambert |
|---|---|
| 1 cd/m² | 0.291863508 fL |
| 2 cd/m² | 0.5837270159 fL |
| 5 cd/m² | 1.45931754 fL |
| 10 cd/m² | 2.91863508 fL |
| 20 cd/m² | 5.837270159 fL |
| 50 cd/m² | 14.5931754 fL |
| 100 cd/m² | 29.1863508 fL |
| 500 cd/m² | 145.931754 fL |
| 1000 cd/m² | 291.863508 fL |
All 10 units
| Unit | Equals in Candela/meter² |
|---|---|
| Candela/meter² (cd/m²) | 1 |
| Nit | 1 |
| Candela/centimeter² | 10000 |
| Stilb (sb) | 10000 |
| Candela/inch² | 1550.0031 |
| Candela/foot² | 10.76391042 |
| Lambert (L) | 3183.098862 |
| Foot-lambert (fL) | 3.4262591 |
| Apostilb (asb) | 0.3183098862 |
| Blondel | 0.3183098862 |